Radiator hanger



Aug. 28, 1928.

. J. J. CONROY RADIATOR HANGER Filed ma 29, 1924 J/IMEs J Connor.

Jaw/s H Tram/Ex b ZM I W Patented Aug. 28, 1928.

7 UNITED; STATES JAMES J. CONROY, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA RADIATOR HANGER.

Application filed May 29, 1924. Serial No. 716,673.

J This invention relates to asupporting device, and particularly to such a. device adapted to support a radiator such as the heat radiators now commonly employed in buildings.

It is'becoming a very generalpractice to support radiators in buildings from the wall; rather than to havesup orting legs. on the iators are support-f radiators. .When the r I ed from the wall thereis a clear, free floor space beneath the: same. which can be kept much cleaner and. in a more sanitary condition than if thereare supportinglegscon tacting the floor; Radiators are made in different heights to suit different buildings and are also made in difi'erent widths, as two columns, three columns, four columns, etc. Such radiators commonly comprise sections connected by a pipe or conduit adjacent the bottom of the sections. While other radiator supporting brackets have been proposed, they have generally been such that different styles and parts are required for different sized radiators and for radiators of difierent heights. A supplyhouse for these'brackets now has to carry a very large number of different sizes and styles so that it is a very frequent occurrence that when the brackets are sent for the radiators of a large building that there are too many of one type and not enough of another. This causes delay and great trouble to the contractors installing the radiators.

The radiator brackets commonly in" use also comprise lengths of pipe or rods which have to be cut and threaded'on the job so that a a great deal of work isnecessitated on the contractors part after he has purchased the regular radiator supporting brackets.

It is an object'of this invention, therefore, to provide a simple and eflicient radiator support whiclrcan be used with all different types and different heights of radiators.

It is a further object of this invention to provide, such a universal radiator support including a flexible member engaging the radiator and secured to supporting means attached'to the wall.

It is still another object ,of'the invention to providea radiator support comprising ak bracket adapted to be secured to the wall and having means engaging the radiator, which bracket'supports a member beneath the same which. preferably, is vertically adjustable or extends around a portion of the radiator for supporting the same.

It is still another object of the invention to provide such a radiator support, as above set .rorth, carrying adjacent its bottom a block adapted to abut the wall and the radiator for holding the radiator in vertical position.

It is also an object of' the invention to provide a radiator support comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a wall having a. forwardly extending means adapted to be se-- cured to the radiator and also carrying a depending means including a flexible member for supporting the radiator, said depending means and said forwardly extending means being constructed and arranged for relative lateral adjustment on said bracket. 9 It s more specifically an object of this invention to provide a radiator support comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a wall, a rod or bolt dependingtherefrom, a member having spaced portions adjustably supported by said rod, one of saidportions carrying a flexible member engaging and] supporting theradiator and the other of said portions carrying a blockadapted to abut the wall and said radiator.

I These and'other objects and advantages of. the invention will be fully set'forth in the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings in'whiclr like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the different views, and in which r i i Fig. 1 is a view in tront elevation of a radiator of the common type with the support thereon; i

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation,as seen from'the right'of Fig.1; 7

Fig. 3 a horizontal section taken on the line'3-3 of Fig.2; g Fig. 4 is a-horizontalsection taken on the,

line4 -4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3,Figs. 3,4 and5 being shown on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 6 is aviewsimilar to Fig. 3 showing a modification; and Y i Fig. 7 isa view in front elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 6. 1

Referring to the drawings, a .Wall againfl' which a radiator is to be secured is indicated as 1 and the floor extending therefrom as 2. A base board 3 is "shown positioned against the wall adjacent the fioor and a strip'of molding 4. is shown at the foot of the base board. A radiator of the common type now' used for heating purposes is illustrated comprising the sections 5 spaced longitudinally of the radiator and being connected by a pipe or conduit ad-jacbnt the bottom thereof; The sections 5 are shown as having contacting lugs 5 adjacent their tops and the sections may also be connected by rods 7 extend ing longitudinally of the radiator.

The supporting device for the radiator includes a bracket 8 adapted tolbe secured to the wall by one or more bolts or other convenient fastening means9 anchored in the wall. It is a common practice in. modern building construction, to placethe attaching bolts or similar. members in. wall when the same is built, the radiator being afterwards attached ingfront and. rear vertical portions connectedby the; bottom portion 8; In the form showninFigs. 1 to 4, a bolt or threaded rod H rotated positions in the bracket Si 10, extends forwardly from the front vertical portion of. bracket 8 between the radiator sections and engages a plate 11 extending transversely oi and in contact, with the inher columns of the sections 5,. said rod being threaded into theplate 11. The plate llgcan thus be drawn tightly against the radiatorso that thesame is held in engagement with-the, bracket 8. The bottom portion 8 of, the bracket has an opening 8 extending therethrough and a shouldered rececess 8 is formed in said bottom above the opening 8. n Said; recess is adapted to receive a washer, or circular plate 12 having ciroumterentially spaced projecting short teeth 12 'at its periphery adapted to seat in similar notches formed about the edge of recess 8 The plate 12 has anopening therethrough eccentrically thereof and a headed bolt orrod -13 depends throughsaid opening. The washer-12$ readily removable so that the same can be rotated and held in various The lower end of bolt 13 isthreadedand extends througlranopening inthe top of a yoke member 14. While the yoke member 14 maybe variously made,. in the embodiment of the invention illustrated, the same is shown as made from a fiat barbent substantially into rectangular shape of the yoke preierably approaching each other at-t hetop and being connected by the horizontal fiat top portion 14. Said top portion is centrally apertured tore'ceive the lower end of the bolt 13 andanut 13" is threaded on,.the bolt beneath the top portion 14 sothat the yoke is vertically adjustable on the bolt 131 The inner vertical side of theyoke isbent outwardly adjacent its end to form. a lug 14*. The outer vertical side of the yoke has its lower end bent inwardly and upwardly to form a lug 14 and provided with a central slot 14 for a purpose to be the vertical parallel sides later described. A bar 15 is secured to the outer side of the front vertical portion of the yoke 14: and adapted to abut or enghge the inner sides of the radiator sections 5. It may be here noted that radiators, as now generally made, are of standard size of sections and the sections are arranged with their center lines 2 inches apart. It is desirable, therefore, to have. the front portion of brackets, as well as the plate 15, at least three inchesin: length so that thcy'will extend across two of the radiator sections- A. flexible member 16 extends about the conduit 6 and has membersl'lsecured. thereto at its ends; which members are considerably larger in one dimension than the width of the slot 14 t. These membersare disposed above the lug 14; withthe upper portions of the flexible inemher. 16 disposed in the slot 1A so thatsaid flexible member and the pipe 6 are supported by said lug 14 and .yoke 14. The pipe 6 supports the radiator and the radiator is thus supported fromthe brackets 8 by the flexible member 16; The flexible member may take either the form of a metal cable or a chain. The members 17 are preferablyused with a metal cable and can be attached thereto bysolde'ring, spot welding or by a suitable screw threaded into the members to engage saidcable. I If achain is used the members 17 which will engage the lug 14 may be secured to the chain in any suitable manner. A headed bolt or rod 18 extends through an opening inthe lub 14 and has its head rest ing on said log and its lower end threaded. A blocks 19 is apertured to receive the lower end of bolt18 and supported thereby by a suitable nut 2O threaded onto said bolt. The block 19, preferably, is of reater thickness or-height at its rear end tian at its front end. The block- 19 abuts the wall 1 at its inner side and abuts the radiator sections 5 at its outeizside. Said block 19 will be made substantially the same width as the brackets 8 and willalso preferably be at least three inches long. j j I r In the modification shown in Figs. 6 and 7, a bracket 21 similar to the bracket 8 is used but the same has merely a central hole in its bottom portion 21*. through which the bolt 13 extends. The front vertical ,side of the bracket, however, is provided with a transverse slot 21 through which the bolt 10 passes. The rear side of the bracket is similar to that of bracket 8 and is attached to the wall in the same manner.

In operation; in theform shown in Figs. 1 and '5, the. bracketS will be secured tothe wallby the bolts 9. The radiator will then be placed with the bolt 10; extending cent-rally between thescctions. 16 will now be engaged with the pipe 6; the member, 17 secured thereto and engaged with the lug 14 on the yoke 14. The yoke willnow be adjusted by means of a nut 13, until the The flexible member I arts are held in the desired position by a.

lock 19 and by the plate 15 on the yoke coming against the radiator sections. 1t is sometimes necessary to have a lateral adjustment either of the bolts 10 or the bolts 13 in order that the same may be brought into posit-ion between the radiator sectionsl If this is necessary, the washer 12 can be raised and rotated and again seated in position. Owing to the eccentric disposition of the bolt 13 on the washer 12, said bolt can be placed in various lateral positions relative to the bracket 8 and the flexible member 16 thus brought into central position between the sections of the radiator.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the washer 12 is dispensed with and a slot is placed in the bracket 8 to permit of a lat-- eral movement of the bolt 10 so that the same can be positioned centrally of the radiator sect-ions.

From the above description it is seen that applicant has provided a simple and cflicient support for a radiator. The support can be used with a two column, three column or other type of radiator and no change will be necessary except, perhaps a. slightly different length of flexible member 16 The other parts will remain just the same for all types of radiators. It will also be seen that the support can be used with a radiator of any height, the only difference being in the length of the flexible member 16. The block 19 will be adjusted to suit the heightof the radiator. The flexible member 16 will have one of the members 17 secured thereto before being taken to the place of installation and the other member can be secured in position to suit the type and height of the radiator, on

which it 15 used. The plate 15 is prevented from turning by the sides of the yoke 14 and the nut 20 is prevented from turning by being seated in the bottom of block 19. The radiator support is easily and inexpensively made from simple material which is easily secured and bent into the desired shape. The device has been amply demonstrated in actual practice and found to be successful and etficient.

While the brackets 8 and 21 have been described as being adapted to be attached to a wall, it will be understood that the term wall is used in a broad enough sense to include a ceiling to which said brackets might in some cases be secured.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and roportions of the parts without departing rom the scope of applicants invention, which, generally stated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, such as shown and described and defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A device adapted to support a radiator having in combination, a bracket adapted to be secured to a wall, means adapted to secure said bracket to the upper port-ion of the radiator, a member carried by said bracket. means for positioning and holding said member in different vertical and lateral positions,

and a flexible means carried by said member adapted to extend outwardly and downward- 1y from said member and about the lower portion of the radiator for supporting the same.

2. A device adapted to support a radiator having in combination, a bracket adapted to be secured to a wall, a member carried below said bracket, means for supportingsaid member from said bracket'for positioning said member in different vertical and lateral positions and at different distances from said wall, a flexible means carried by said member and extending downwardly and out-wardly therefrom, adapted to pass around a portion of the radiator and support said radiator, a rod depending from said member and a block adjustably carried by said rod adapted to engage said radiator and be disposed be tween the same and said wall and between the bottom of the radiator and the top of said flexible means.

3. A support for a radiator havingin combination a bracket adapted to be secured to a wall and having a portion adapted to engage a radiator, means adapted to connect said bracket and radiator, a member depending from said bracketand laterally adjustable therein, a member comprising spaced portions supported by said last mentioned member, flexible means connected to one of saidportions and adapted to engage the radiator, and a block carried by the other of said spaced portions and adapted to abut the wall and the radiator.

4. A hanger for a radiator having in combination a bracket adapted tobe secured to a Wall, a rod depending from said bracket, means on said bracket supporting said rod, a yoke carried by said rod and vertically adjustable thereon, a flexible member carried by said yoke and adapted to engage and sup- IUD port the radiator, a rod depending from said yoke, and a block carried by said last mentioned rod adapted to engage the wall and JAMES J. CQNROY. 

